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part established in 2010, if they control the situation, ukraine is lost. he want it is strongest possible hand at a minimum to shape the outcome of ukrainian politics. as a maximum if he's given up that portion of ukraine, then is the game to begin the process of dismembering ukraine so that the part that retains some loyalty toward russia provides a kind of if you will security buffer or safety zone? the real problem is after crimea, even if the worst happens in crimea. there's more down the road. >> okay. professor, thank you very much. fareed zakaria, thank you. general kimmet, thank you. >>> when we come back, john mccain tells me why he says this president doesn't understand putin. chris murphy tells me why he thinks the gop is playing politics. ♪ nothing says, "you're my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other b
part established in 2010, if they control the situation, ukraine is lost. he want it is strongest possible hand at a minimum to shape the outcome of ukrainian politics. as a maximum if he's given up that portion of ukraine, then is the game to begin the process of dismembering ukraine so that the part that retains some loyalty toward russia provides a kind of if you will security buffer or safety zone? the real problem is after crimea, even if the worst happens in crimea. there's more down the...
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we have the situation in ukraine. president putin of russia is showing some serious aggression. large ukrainian population in israel. what do you say to that population? how do you view the situation and what do you think president putin whom you just spent a good bit of time with in november, is really doing here? >> first of all, i hope this is resolved diplomatically and peacefully and as soon as possible. we're obviously always concerned with the jewish population in any part of the world. we look at it closely. but that's my main concern, but in the last few days, i have been dealing with another problem, as you may know. that is tracking an iranian weapons ship that's going to israel, and i was very happy that our navy captured it on the high seas, and neutralized the shipment of yourane mm missiles going to the worst terrorist groups in the world. i hope the ukrainian thing is resolved quickly, amicably, but i have enough on my plate, which is quite full. >> bret, let me tell you, the prime minister was very eager to talk about the situation of the seized ship. needless t
we have the situation in ukraine. president putin of russia is showing some serious aggression. large ukrainian population in israel. what do you say to that population? how do you view the situation and what do you think president putin whom you just spent a good bit of time with in november, is really doing here? >> first of all, i hope this is resolved diplomatically and peacefully and as soon as possible. we're obviously always concerned with the jewish population in any part of the...
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part established in 2010, if they control the situation, ukraine is lost. he want it is strongest possible hand at a minimum to shape the outcome of ukrainian politics. as a maximum if he's given up that portion of ukraine, then is the game to begin the process of dismembering ukraine so that the part that retains some loyalty toward russia provides a kind of if you will security buffer or safety zone? the real problem is after crimea, even if the worst happens in crimea. there's more down the road. >> okay. professor, thank you very much. fareed zakaria, thank you. general kimmet, thank you. >>> when we come back, john mccain tells me why he says this president doesn't understand putin. chris murphy tells me why he thinks the gop is playing politics. i reckon a storm's a brewin'. reckon so. reckon you gotta hotel? reckon, no. reckon priceline express deals will get you a great deal. wherever you...mosey. you reckon? we reckon. vamonos the spring hotel sale is on at priceline.com. save up to 60% on any express deal hotel, when you use code: spring '14. i re
part established in 2010, if they control the situation, ukraine is lost. he want it is strongest possible hand at a minimum to shape the outcome of ukrainian politics. as a maximum if he's given up that portion of ukraine, then is the game to begin the process of dismembering ukraine so that the part that retains some loyalty toward russia provides a kind of if you will security buffer or safety zone? the real problem is after crimea, even if the worst happens in crimea. there's more down the...
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you're in "the situation room." a united nations diplomat threatened by armed men and jeered by a pro-russia crowd as tengs rise in ukraine. here are the latest developments. a u.s. special envoy was threatened and blockaded by armed militiamen, forced to take refuge in a cafe and ultimately forced to give up his mission and leave crimea. secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of s
you're in "the situation room." a united nations diplomat threatened by armed men and jeered by a pro-russia crowd as tengs rise in ukraine. here are the latest developments. a u.s. special envoy was threatened and blockaded by armed militiamen, forced to take refuge in a cafe and ultimately forced to give up his mission and leave crimea. secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to...
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this is a very dangerous situation. one thing we have seen right from the beginning, from the first occupation of crimea last week is the deliberate ambiguity. you don't know who works for whom, nobody has insignias, and then each side accuses the other of being provocative. but it really is a highly dangerous situation. and it shows real disrespect for the united nations and calls into question this idea of an off-ramp possibility of having observers there calm the situation down. >> you served in the intelligence community in the united states. if you're getting this kind of information, does it have the fingerprints of russia? would russia be engaged in this kind of murky activity, individuals wearing uniforms, we're not exactly sure if they were russias, pro-russia, ukraines? does it have the fingerprints of russia? >> i would have to have more information than i have now. but certainly one of the difficulties always is figuring out who is doing whom and who is who. and, again, it's didn'tly obscured like that, so y
this is a very dangerous situation. one thing we have seen right from the beginning, from the first occupation of crimea last week is the deliberate ambiguity. you don't know who works for whom, nobody has insignias, and then each side accuses the other of being provocative. but it really is a highly dangerous situation. and it shows real disrespect for the united nations and calls into question this idea of an off-ramp possibility of having observers there calm the situation down. >> you...
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and we know that a lot of people are trying to get out of ukraine to avoid that situation because nobody wants to fight a losing battle. we were told we have to keep in the back of our minds that some of these people that are fleeing may be the very people that are responsible for getting us our passports. i'm not saying that's what's taking place. we're told we have to keep that in the back of our minds. the reason for not having the passports seems to be the elusive question because i know the american embassy has reached out to the passport office, and you know, our governmental officials in the united states have reached out to them just asking them, you know, for help. and they won't even give us an idea of if the passport is set to be printed, if it's already printed and it's something else, or where it is in the process. it seems like a simple question that can't be answered. >> the apartment where you're staying is blocks from unless square. you sent us a cell phone video of protesters literally outside your apartment. what is it like to be that close to the chaos? >> that was sc
and we know that a lot of people are trying to get out of ukraine to avoid that situation because nobody wants to fight a losing battle. we were told we have to keep in the back of our minds that some of these people that are fleeing may be the very people that are responsible for getting us our passports. i'm not saying that's what's taking place. we're told we have to keep that in the back of our minds. the reason for not having the passports seems to be the elusive question because i know...
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we can adapt this to the situation that russia is taking in ukraine, especially in crimea, to say that these armed thugs are not part of the russian army it doesn't even pass the smile test. local defense forces, they are part of the russian army. if they're unified with violators, which it looks like they are, they should be placed on this list. we should be talking about possibly freezing their assets, blocking their property, making sure that they can't enter the united states. there's a lot more that we can do before we talk about aggressive action or any military action. >> congresswoman, russia today threatened to seize the assets of any company belonging to -- from a country that is imposing sanctions on them. are you at all concerned that the retaliatory efforts by russia would hurt byes in the u.s., businesses in europe? >> well, the truth is that these u.s. businesses are not the ones that are human rights violators. what we would be doing in the united states is hurting the human rights violators and those who do business with them. i think that kind of aggressive act by put
we can adapt this to the situation that russia is taking in ukraine, especially in crimea, to say that these armed thugs are not part of the russian army it doesn't even pass the smile test. local defense forces, they are part of the russian army. if they're unified with violators, which it looks like they are, they should be placed on this list. we should be talking about possibly freezing their assets, blocking their property, making sure that they can't enter the united states. there's a lot...
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from these talks would be if they lead to direct high level talks between russia and ukraine? >> in order to de-escalate the situation the most important thing that should be arranged is a forum for discussions in which the russians and ukrainians can speak to each other. there have been some contacts between russia ministers and ukrainian ministers. this morning their meetings taking place in paris covering other issues as well but there has been some progress in putting together a contact group, an idea i proposed to the prime minister back in january to start having a group of countries around russia and ukraine to encourage such dialogue to take place. that's the single most important thing that could help to de-escalate the situation. >> mr. speaker, clearly we all up for a good outcome from those talks by the eu also has a crucial role to play. does he agree the eu at the leaders of some of tomorrow must show it is up for the task of dealing with the biggest security crisis on this continent since kosovo? given the issues raised by the uk's opposition from the document,
from these talks would be if they lead to direct high level talks between russia and ukraine? >> in order to de-escalate the situation the most important thing that should be arranged is a forum for discussions in which the russians and ukrainians can speak to each other. there have been some contacts between russia ministers and ukrainian ministers. this morning their meetings taking place in paris covering other issues as well but there has been some progress in putting together a...
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the $15 billion the eu promised to help ukraine out with the situation, is that enough? is the billion dollars that we're offering enough? should we even be involved in this? >> i don't think it's going to be enough. we can give them the money, but i don't think it changes the reality that russia has such a fear over that region, so i think it's a bit of wasted money. i'm not as bullish on the sanctions as maybe bob is. i think sanctions will be weak. it is a mutually beneficial relationship with the eu and russia. if they're seaririouserious, an skeptical they are serious, putin still needs the europeans' money. it's almost like us with china. again, i'm very skeptical of today's developments that the eu will be able to really buckle down and put the screws for somebody who is playing a real game that i think is going to turn out quite messy. >> in the intro, we talked about hillary clinton comparing or somewhat comparing vladimir putin to adolf hitler. she responded moments ago, we just got this. take a listen. >> what i said yesterday is that the claims by president p
the $15 billion the eu promised to help ukraine out with the situation, is that enough? is the billion dollars that we're offering enough? should we even be involved in this? >> i don't think it's going to be enough. we can give them the money, but i don't think it changes the reality that russia has such a fear over that region, so i think it's a bit of wasted money. i'm not as bullish on the sanctions as maybe bob is. i think sanctions will be weak. it is a mutually beneficial...
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ukraine's far different. we never got involved militarily in georgia, but there were limited options we had like bringing the best georgian troops back to fight the russians. >> you did have george w. bush face a similar situation. you don't think he should have gone in militarily, aggressively start some war. this president is not doing this. i don't understand how the critique is -- wouldn't you agree the president is handling this situation as it hits his desk right now, appropriately? >> i think we can't go to war. that's very clear. there's no military option here. so i've tried to stand with the administration and say in congress tomorrow we're going to talk about sanctions. eliot's done a good job leading that with ed royce. i think we need to take the fact that america in 2020 will be the leading world energy producer, so let's talk about that being used to be an offset to the russians because their energy is their weapon. if we're looking to make russia a pariah state, that's where the president need
ukraine's far different. we never got involved militarily in georgia, but there were limited options we had like bringing the best georgian troops back to fight the russians. >> you did have george w. bush face a similar situation. you don't think he should have gone in militarily, aggressively start some war. this president is not doing this. i don't understand how the critique is -- wouldn't you agree the president is handling this situation as it hits his desk right now, appropriately?...
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. >> reportedly speaking out on the crisis in ukraine for the first time. buzz feed reporting clinton was asked about the situation in a fund-raiser. she, quote, compared issuing russian passports to ukrainians with ties to russia with early actions by nazi germany. she said, however, that while that makes people nervous, there is no indication that putin is as irrational as the instigator of world war ii. another source telling buzz feed that what putin is doing now is similar to hitler did, and that it was destabilizing. two people who attended the clinton fund-raiser in california. finding that the hillary clinton image is softening and has done so in recent years and may be in a stronger position to run for president come 2016 than she was in '08. according to the new poll, 51% of americans say they would like to see clinton run for president again. 43% would not. 69% describe her as tough. 56% say she is honest. and 49% say she has new ideas. a majority of voters, 57% disagree with the notion that the former first lady is hard to like. clinton's role a
. >> reportedly speaking out on the crisis in ukraine for the first time. buzz feed reporting clinton was asked about the situation in a fund-raiser. she, quote, compared issuing russian passports to ukrainians with ties to russia with early actions by nazi germany. she said, however, that while that makes people nervous, there is no indication that putin is as irrational as the instigator of world war ii. another source telling buzz feed that what putin is doing now is similar to hitler...
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. >>> coming up, what are the russian people thinking about the situation in ukraine? and how do we find out what the russian people are really thinking? where the dissent is, how much dissent is there? that's coming up. and later, an expert on machine politics will analyze the putin machine. and in "the rewrite" my answer and only my answer to the question, has vladimir putin lost touch with reality? angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think there might be a simpler explanation. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ >> what does dissent in russia look like these days? we're going to show you a coup of examples of that next. and we'll include the example of that anchorwoman in russia who said she objects to the invasion of crimea. vo: once upon a
. >>> coming up, what are the russian people thinking about the situation in ukraine? and how do we find out what the russian people are really thinking? where the dissent is, how much dissent is there? that's coming up. and later, an expert on machine politics will analyze the putin machine. and in "the rewrite" my answer and only my answer to the question, has vladimir putin lost touch with reality? angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think...
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. >>> coming up, what are the russian people thinking about the situation in ukraine? and how do we find out what the russian people are really thinking? where the dissent is, how much dissent is there? that's coming up. and later, an expert on machine politics will analyze the putin machine. and in "the rewrite" my answer and only my answer to the question, has vladimir putin lost touch with reality? angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think there might be a simpler explanation. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked, giants stood tall, and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real. avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place. expedia, find yours. >> what does dissent in russia look like these days? we're going to show you a coup of examples of that next. and we'll include the example of that anchorwoman in russia who said she objects to the invasion of crimea. [ sneezes, coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are ac
. >>> coming up, what are the russian people thinking about the situation in ukraine? and how do we find out what the russian people are really thinking? where the dissent is, how much dissent is there? that's coming up. and later, an expert on machine politics will analyze the putin machine. and in "the rewrite" my answer and only my answer to the question, has vladimir putin lost touch with reality? angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think...
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down in ukraine. the reason being germany is a key partner with russia, a lot of economic ties and the like. bottom line defense secretary chuck hagel said today at that hearing, pushed back on john mccain saying mp needs to calm down and the president is handling the situation. >> live at the white house. thanks much. >>> former defense secretary bob gates dismissing some republicans who are accusing the president of being weak and indecisive suggesting they are pushing him to make a quick decision that ultimately might not be the right one. quote, i think considerable care needs to be taken in terms of what is said so the rhetoric doesn't threaten what policy can't deliver. oliver north fox news analyst and my guest today. what do you make of what bob gates said telling republicans to back off of obama? >> because bob gates does not want to be reminded very often at least about what happened in the bush administration when the russians did almost exactly the same thing in georgia, not atlanta, georg
down in ukraine. the reason being germany is a key partner with russia, a lot of economic ties and the like. bottom line defense secretary chuck hagel said today at that hearing, pushed back on john mccain saying mp needs to calm down and the president is handling the situation. >> live at the white house. thanks much. >>> former defense secretary bob gates dismissing some republicans who are accusing the president of being weak and indecisive suggesting they are pushing him to...
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investors eyeing the situation in ukraine as well as the employment outlook here at home. on friday we'll find out how many jobs were gained in the month of february here in the united states. here to help us navigate today's trade, chief business correspondent christine romans. this has been a volatile week. any indication what we can expect today? >> reporter: today it looks like at least calm nerves, nerves have been calmed and you can see a little bit of a gain this morning. i want to caution you, jake, at any moment here you're one headline away from violent swings in this market. let's be honest. you have developments, especially developments along the lines ever sanctions and what kind of retaliation there could be for sanctions from russia. that will be very important for markets and for the business world overall but you're very right to mention the jobs market because as at least it feels as if putin has backed off from the brink or the situation has barked off from the brink of outright conflict in crimea you got a focus going back to the job situation on friday
investors eyeing the situation in ukraine as well as the employment outlook here at home. on friday we'll find out how many jobs were gained in the month of february here in the united states. here to help us navigate today's trade, chief business correspondent christine romans. this has been a volatile week. any indication what we can expect today? >> reporter: today it looks like at least calm nerves, nerves have been calmed and you can see a little bit of a gain this morning. i want to...
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jenna: the situation in ukraine very volatile right now. we expect to hear from secretary kerry shortly as he wraps up his meeting with his russian counterpart in paris. as russian president put fight claims the right to force to defend russian speakers in ukraine. the relationship between our president and president putin less than warm. you remember attention this video got about the body language between the two. there may abroad philosophical reason that they don't see eye-to-eye in a piece in the "wall street journal." the leader believes he moved beyond the cold war and his russian counterpart seems more comfortable moving back into it. americans tend to see the cold war in rear view mirror as widely expensive period of idealogical struggle settled decisively in favor of the rightful victor, democratic capitalism. russians tend to think moscow played its rightful role as superpower with large, clearly defined sphere of influence and important voice on every world issue. gerald seib wrote that piece. the executive washington editor of
jenna: the situation in ukraine very volatile right now. we expect to hear from secretary kerry shortly as he wraps up his meeting with his russian counterpart in paris. as russian president put fight claims the right to force to defend russian speakers in ukraine. the relationship between our president and president putin less than warm. you remember attention this video got about the body language between the two. there may abroad philosophical reason that they don't see eye-to-eye in a piece...
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they have the off ramp, including the idea of sending observers into eastern ukraine. president putin and others have said that ethnic russians are under threat. they are calling for our help and demanding rescue. we will send observers in and they will take a look at the situation and see what can be doneme done. back up. at the same time, also saying that our patience is wearing thin. if russia does not pull back to its original positions, we are going to start imposing costs. you have two costs in effect. one on the financial front. you have language being drawn up to target certain russian individuals, russian government officials, military officials involved with this invasion, freeze their assets blork from traveling, that coined of thing. it is a tactic that has worked with other countries like iran, for instance. then, we have the military aspect. we have talked a lot on this program about how in effect, military options are off the table. no one is going to be firing any guns or missiles over the ukraine but options in the military category are in effect on th
they have the off ramp, including the idea of sending observers into eastern ukraine. president putin and others have said that ethnic russians are under threat. they are calling for our help and demanding rescue. we will send observers in and they will take a look at the situation and see what can be doneme done. back up. at the same time, also saying that our patience is wearing thin. if russia does not pull back to its original positions, we are going to start imposing costs. you have two...
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this is a very dangerous situation. it's putting us up against russia. so i would like to ask you, would you we support a nuclear war with russia? >> let me ask -- >> i think i can speak for the panel and say no. [laughter] >> let me ask chris to respond and then we'll go dinner for a question. >> yeah. no. likewise, no. no nuclear war. the question speaks to what i believe is a very important and significant development, which is the role of, essentially that russia, russian controlled media and propaganda in the context of russia today, that work, and telling the story that's getting picked up in the western media, which you can look at facts on the ground to look at why it's fundamentally not true in terms of, that the opposition that led to the overthrow of yanukovych essentially being a nazi -esque cast of characters, anti-russian leaning in terms of what would happen in crimea and the eastern american control. and if you haven't checked out the way that the media -- the english language access for russian news and the english language, it prevents,
this is a very dangerous situation. it's putting us up against russia. so i would like to ask you, would you we support a nuclear war with russia? >> let me ask -- >> i think i can speak for the panel and say no. [laughter] >> let me ask chris to respond and then we'll go dinner for a question. >> yeah. no. likewise, no. no nuclear war. the question speaks to what i believe is a very important and significant development, which is the role of, essentially that russia,...
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we have reporters all over the place in ukraine. as you suggested, that's the best way to figure out the situation. cnn is doing exactly that. the idea of knee yoe nazi or anti-russian groups running around, we have found no evidence of it. that these are pro-russian but not russian troops, we now have multiple accounts of those soldiers identifying themselves as russian military. the under pinning by vladimir putin saying he's only responding to a false resolution. if he is wrong, why believe him about any of it? >> as i said to you, i think i was talking to you, i don't believe politicians in general. doesn't matter where they come from. politicians play their own game. and all of these things have to be checked out very carefully. i can't speak for the reporters that you're talking about as to whether or not they have been able to talk to these whoever they are people instead of listening to someone telling them that they have said that they're russian soldiers, actually get to talk to these so-called russian soldiers and find ou
we have reporters all over the place in ukraine. as you suggested, that's the best way to figure out the situation. cnn is doing exactly that. the idea of knee yoe nazi or anti-russian groups running around, we have found no evidence of it. that these are pro-russian but not russian troops, we now have multiple accounts of those soldiers identifying themselves as russian military. the under pinning by vladimir putin saying he's only responding to a false resolution. if he is wrong, why believe...
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. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking out on the crisis in ukraine for the first time. buzzfeed is reporting clinton was asked about the situation at a fund-raiser, and according to harry saltzgaver of the "long beach gazette" -- and she talked about how what putin is doing now is similar to what hitler did, providing the ethnic russians in the crimea region back to russia and that was destabilizing. this reporting has not been verified by nbc news yet so everybody's jumping in on the conversation. >> right. but i think people should read, leaders should read david ignatius "washington post" article this morning talking about scoop jackson and how he responded in 1980 to a similar crisis. and scoop jackson of course was a cold war hawk. he was the hawk's hawk. and he said in times like these you need to guard your words a bit more carefully. and i think comparing vladimir putin to adolph hitler or to what happened in 1937, 1938 -- >> i think it shows a lack of discipline. >> again, is a bit unfortunate and if she did say that, hillary is the neocon's neocon. >> ke
. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking out on the crisis in ukraine for the first time. buzzfeed is reporting clinton was asked about the situation at a fund-raiser, and according to harry saltzgaver of the "long beach gazette" -- and she talked about how what putin is doing now is similar to what hitler did, providing the ethnic russians in the crimea region back to russia and that was destabilizing. this reporting has not been verified by nbc news yet so...